1989 United States House of Representatives elections

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In 1989 there were eight special elections to the United States House of Representatives.

List of elections[]

Elections are listed by date and district.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Alabama 3 William F. Nichols Democratic 1966 Incumbent died December 13, 1988.
New member elected April 4, 1989.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Glen Browder (Democratic) 65.29%
  • (Republican) 34.71%[1]
Indiana 4 Dan Coats Republican 1980 Incumbent resigned January 3, 1989 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected March 28, 1989.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Jill Long (Democratic) 50.69%
  • Dan Heath (Republican) 49.31%[2]
Wyoming at-large Dick Cheney Republican 1978 Incumbent resigned March 17, 1989, to become U.S. Secretary of Defense.
New member elected April 26, 1989.
Republican hold.[3]
  • Green tickY Craig L. Thomas (Republican) 52.55%
  • John Vinich (Democratic) 42.98%[4]
Florida 18 Claude Pepper Democratic 1962 Incumbent died May 30, 1989.
New member elected August 29, 1989.
Republican gain.[5]
  • Green tickY Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican) 53.14%
  • (Democratic) 46.85%[6]
California 15 Tony Coelho Democratic 1978 Incumbent resigned June 15, 1989.
New member elected September 12, 1989.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Gary Condit (Democratic) 57.15%
  • Clare L. Berryhill (Republican) 35.03%
  • (Republican) 3.26%
  • (Republican) 2.64%[7]
Texas 12 Jim Wright Democratic 1954 Incumbent resigned June 30, 1989.
New member elected September 12, 1989.
Democratic hold.[8]
  • Green tickY Pete Geren (Democratic) 51.03%
  • Bob Lanier (Democratic) 48.97%[9]
Texas 18 Mickey Leland Democratic 1978 Incumbent died August 7, 1989.
New member elected December 9, 1989.
Democratic hold.[10]
  • Green tickY Craig A. Washington (Democratic) 56.8%
  • (Democratic) 43.2%[10]
Mississippi 5 Larkin I. Smith Republican 1988 Incumbent died August 13, 1989.
New member elected October 17, 1989.
Democratic gain.[11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - AL District 03 - Special Election Race - Apr 04, 1989".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - IN District 4- Special Election Race - Mar 28, 1989".
  3. ^ "Wyoming's Election For U.S. House Seat Goes to Republican". April 26, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - WY At-Large - Special Election Race - Apr 25, 1989".
  5. ^ "First Cuban-American Elected to Congress". August 29, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. ^ Yanez, Luisa (August 30, 1989). "Ros-Letinen takes seat" (PDF). South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - CA District 15 - Special Election Race - Sep 12, 1989".
  8. ^ Suro, Roberto (September 14, 1989). "Jim Wright As Speaker For Texans". Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - TX District 12- Special Election Run-Off Race - Sep 12, 1989".
  10. ^ a b "Texas State Senator Elected to Congress To Fill Leland Seat". December 9, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Democrat Wins a House Seat in Mississippi". October 17, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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